AFFH assessment tool and guidebook: On New Year's Eve, HUD released the final "Assessment of Fair Housing" (AFH) form to be used by jurisdictions going through the AFFH process over the next few years, along with a 131 page Guidebook that fills in some of the interstices of the 2015 final AFFH rule, and a revised mapping tool to accompany the AFH. While the final assessment … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (January 7, 2016): AFFH and more AFFH
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PRRAC Update (December 17, 2015): A new housing mobility program in NJ; Chester Hartman retirement; and the housing and school
Goodbye to Chester (and East Bay party): Congratulations to Chester Hartman on his upcoming retirement after more than 25 years at PRRAC. Chester took over as PRRAC's first Executive Director in 1990, and then shifted to his current position as PRRAC's Research Director in 2004. Chester's work at PRRAC has capped an illustrious social justice career that included teaching … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (December 17, 2015): A new housing mobility program in NJ; Chester Hartman retirement; and the housing and school
PRRAC Update (December 4, 2015): School diversity; small area DDAs; AFFH alert; HUD history
School diversity in the new Poverty & Race: A collection of articles drawn from the recent conference, "21st Century School Integration: Building the Movement for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion," sponsored by the National Coalition on School Diversity. Lead article by John Diamond and Amanda Lewis; with additional contributions by Andrew … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (December 4, 2015): School diversity; small area DDAs; AFFH alert; HUD history
PRRAC Update (November 12, 2015): Magnet school program threatened; gentrification and charters; annual appeal
Restore funding for magnet schools! PRRAC joined the National Coalition on School Diversity in a letter to Congress urging restoration of funding for the Magnet Schools Assistance Program in the final budget bill. You can express your support for restored magnet school funding here - but act quickly, time is short! Charter schools and … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (November 12, 2015): Magnet school program threatened; gentrification and charters; annual appeal
PRRAC Update (October 22, 2015): AFFH preparations; HUD’s new harassment rule
AFFH is coming: After working for many years with HUD to get a final fair housing rule issued, PRRAC and other civil rights and housing advocates are now gearing up to ensure successful implementation of the rule out in the field. One of our goals is to alert leaders and activists working in public health and education that the new planning rule is also an important tool to … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (October 22, 2015): AFFH preparations; HUD’s new harassment rule